Student Clubs and Activities – TED ÇORLU KOLEJİ

Student Clubs and Activities

1. SCHOOL CLUBS

During the club time, which is included in the weekly curriculum, students participate in club activities organized by taking into account the characteristics of the age group they are in. These activities are applied in scientific, social, cultural, artistic and sportive fields in order to develop students' self-confidence and responsibilities, and to create new interests and skills. Each student can participate in the club activity for two lesson hours once a week. Attendance at clubs is mandatory and school rules apply during club activities. At the "Club Promotion Day" held at the beginning of the year, advisor teachers and coaches inform the students about the clubs that will be opened that year, and the promotion brochures and preference forms are distributed. Then, students are placed in clubs according to their preferences with their parents.

The clubs that started operating in 2021-2022 are listed below:

ANIMAL PROTECTION AND LOVE CLUB (1st and 2nd Classes)
Why this club?
• You understand that animals also need attention and love,
• You will have more information by doing researches,
• You learn to care for pets, you get the chance to experience,
• You do awareness activities for stray animals,
• You lay the foundations of a life full of love and compassion.

What awaits you?
• It will develop your animal protection and care skills,
• It will enable you to be a more sensitive individual towards the environment,
• It will increase the behavior of taking responsibility and fulfilling its responsibilities,
• Your sense of sharing what you have learned by telling your friends will be strengthened,
• It will guide you to become an individual to be proud of and to be taken as an example by learning about unrequited love.
GYMNASTIC CLUB (1st and 2nd Classes)
Why this club?
• You can have a pleasant time both alone and with your friends,
• You can have a healthier and smoother body structure,
• You gain balance, strength, quickness, flexibility and the ability to use your body consciously,
• You develop your sense of rhythm and coordination,
• You develop a sense of personal responsibility to work with and protect your own equipment.

What awaits you?
• Your muscle and bone structure will be strengthened,
• Your nerve-muscle coordination will come to an excellent level,
• Your body will gain grace and aesthetics,
• Your body balance will develop positively,
• Your body flexibility will increase.
LITTLE CHEFS CLUB (1st and 2nd Classes)
Why this club?
• You learn the correct use of cutlery and a table arrangement that should be,
• You can get to know our culinary culture and make the dishes practically,
• You can prepare healthy snacks for yourself,
• You can have information about healthy nutrition and food groups,
• You can develop your creativity and dexterity in a delicious way.

What awaits you?
• You will have a different experience in the delightful world of the cuisine and the flavors we will prepare together,
• Your self-confidence and sense of achievement will develop,
• Your ability to act and produce individually and as a group will develop,
• You will gain the ability to meet your own needs,
• You will experience the food of different cultures.
CREATIVE DRAMA CLUB (1st and 2nd Classes)
Why this club?
• You can develop your creative thinking skills,
• You can open the door to a fun world,
• You increase your public speaking skills,
• You learn to empathize,
• You gain self-confidence.

What awaits you?
• Your communication skills will develop,
• It will enable you to use your imagination,
• It will develop your empathy skills,
• It will strengthen listening skills,
• It will increase their observation skills.
ROBOTIC CODING CLUB (3rd and 4th Classes)
Why this club?
• You learn to build using technology,
• You observe how robots and mechanisms work,
• Your curiosity about technology increases,
• Your investigative aspect develops,
• You learn to think creatively and comprehensively.

What awaits you?
• You will build your dreams with Lego,
• You will develop robotic projects with Makeblock,
• Using the power of electronics, you will make a piano ladder, an electric guitar and a keyboard or a water piano out of cardboard,
• You will use the objects you have drawn with a 3D pen,
• You will learn to understand software and hardware and design.
BASKETBALL CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You learn to cooperate, share and work as a team,
• You learn to work with limits and rules,
• Your communication skills improve,
• Your problem solving ability is strengthened,
• You gain self-confidence and your sense of responsibility develops.

What awaits you?
• This club will improve your sports skills,
• It will make the body agile and flexible,
• It will increase the strength and endurance of the body,
• It will ensure the development of bones and muscles.
MODERN DANCE CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• While improving your skills and abilities, you can work to support your social development,
• You can use your own figures with the harmony of music and rhythm,
• You learn about other cultures and their dances,
• You realize how much your body can stretch with dance,
• Your attention, adaptation and thinking skills improve.

What awaits you?
• It will enable you to socialize in a different environment and make different friends,
• It will develop your awareness of acting and taking responsibility as a group or individually,
• You will experience one of the best ways to burn calories,
• By strengthening your aerobic capacity, you will make your body more dynamic and energetic,
• You will feel happier.
MUSIC CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You can make music with your friends,
• You can perform different types of music,
• You learn to interpret music with the right technique,
• You improve your rhythmic memory,
• You become a patient and self-confident individual.

What awaits you?
• You will gain stage experience,
• You will benefit from numerous instruments in the music workshop,
• You will create musical ensembles and present the learned works to the audience,
• You will listen to different types of music,
• You will have conversations about world music.
PAINTING CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You can use different techniques and materials,
• Your hand skills and creativity develop,
• You draw by observing the objects and figures around you,
• Your habit of helping, sharing, participating in joint group work develops,
• At the same time, you gain artistic interpretation skills.

What awaits you?
• It will enable you to express your feelings comfortably and develop your skills,
• Your freedom and originality will be strengthened,
• You will do three-dimensional studies,
• You will be able to participate in painting competitions and project studies,
• You will be able to open exhibitions of the works you will carry out and the products you produce throughout the year.
CHESS CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• Thanks to this club, you can think fast and act quickly,
• You become an individual who is not affected by external stimuli, but most importantly, does not panic even under tension,
• You grow as a self-confident person who can find and apply the right moves,
• You bring correct interpretations to events,
• You reveal your individual talents.

What awaits you?
• You will learn to act in a planned manner,
• You will gain and develop a sense of self-confidence,
• You will better understand and focus on other course topics,
• You will adopt an inquisitive approach towards the subjects, and you will get rid of the rote mentality,
• You will learn that success can only be achieved with systematic and disciplined work.
CERAMIC CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You learn to shape and be patient by using ceramic mud (clay),
• You contribute to the emergence of imagination and talent,
• You learn to plan and use time correctly,
• You learn to make two- and three-dimensional formatting in dimensional designs,
• You improve your hand skills and perspective.

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• It will develop your imagination, gaining the perception of three dimensions, enabling you to use your creative thinking power freely,
• You will learn ceramic technique and rules,
• You will learn the methods of examining works of art,
• You will gain the habit of working systematically and cleanly,
• You will gain the skill of mastering the material you use and become an individual who makes your own decision.
INTELLIGENCE GAMES CLUB (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• Your creative thinking skills increase,
• You learn to reason quickly and accurately,
• Your problem solving skills develop,
• Your social communication is strengthened, you gain self-confidence,
• Your personal aspects such as continuing the work to the end, perseverance, empathy, resistance, and struggle develop.

What awaits you?
• You will think multi-dimensionally, evaluate the possibilities correctly and develop a strategy,
• You will easily express what you think,
• You will gain empathy ability,
• You will be a determined, struggling, unyielding individual,
• You will contribute to your mental development as you make the right and quick decisions.
BICYCLE CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You gain the habit of cycling,
• You learn the correct use of bicycles and traffic rules,
• After the work to be done, your condition will increase, you will gain speed,
• You learn about bicycle parts, maintenance and repair processes,
• You become a more social individual by participating in activities.

What awaits you?
• Your bones will get stronger and your muscle mass will increase,
• Your joint mobility will improve,
• As it requires conditioning, the fat level in your body will decrease,
• Your circle of friends will expand,
• Your physical build and coordination will improve.
DIGITAL MEDIA CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You produce and share content such as videos, photos and pictures,
• You learn how to express yourself in the most accurate way,
• You can get the copyright of the content you have prepared,
• You can interact with people who have common interests with you,
• You can classify the sources you come across in researches according to your needs, and you will learn to find reliable sources easily.

What awaits you?
• You will learn to respect personal rights in the content you create,
• You will be able to use at least two of the video editing programs,
• You will be able to work on photographs,
• You will be able to edit audio files,
• You will be able to use digital technologies in a beneficial way.
DRAMA CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You like the art of theater and gain the habit of watching theater,
• Your ability to express yourself develops,
• Your creativity increases,
• You learn teamwork, you take responsibility,
• You learn to use body language.

What awaits you?
• You will learn to respect individual differences and to tolerate different views, beliefs and cultural values,
• You will gain the ability to behave in a measured, respectful and understanding manner,
• You will be able to combine your imagination with real world experiences,
• You will learn role-playing and theater techniques,
• You will be able to perform a theater play on the stage.
ENGLISH DRAMA CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You can use your English actively,
• You gain self-confidence as you will use your creative grammar on stage,
• Your English listening, reading, writing, speaking, role-playing and communication skills develop,
• You develop your skills in expressing feelings and thoughts with movement, gestures, facial expressions and words,
• You get to know foreign cultures better.

What awaits you?
• You will be able to work on various scripts written in English,
• You will learn basic drama techniques,
• You will be able to practice English in a fun and creative environment,
• You will learn to socialize and share with different cultures,
• You will be able to perform a theater play on the stage and crown your club work with a learning feast.
ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• It produces solutions to our daily problems by using technology,
• You get the opportunity to implement your ideas,
• You learn the laws of sensors, mathematics and physics with fun,
• You research, discover, combine parts, create a product from scratch,
• You can make your own robot and direct it by typing the codes you want.

What awaits you?
• You will develop a robot and assign tasks to it,
• You will develop your inventing skills and engineering direction,
• You will be able to contribute to the solution of real-life problems by making Lego, Coding, 3D and 2D digital designs,
• In addition to all this, you will enjoy learning the Python language, which is a real coding language and used by giant institutions such as Google/NASA, with programmable drones,
• You will be able to develop new projects and participate in competitions.
TENNIS/TABLE TENNIS CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You learn to fight constantly by playing tennis/table tennis,
• You maintain your health, fitness and agility,
• You gain discipline, you become more organized,
• You learn to plan and develop a strategy,
• You gain a sense of responsibility.

What awaits you?
• Your hand-eye coordination will develop,
• Your shoulder, arm and hand muscles will be strengthened,
• Your attention and focusing skills will improve, your reflexes will improve,
• Your leg and hind leg muscles will be strengthened,,
• It will help your mental development as you make the right and quick decisions.
VOLLEYBALL CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• You gain a sense of responsibility,
• Your sense of cooperation and trust develops,
• You learn to work as a team by moving away from individuality,
• Your hand and eye coordination develop,
• Your friendship relations are strengthened.

What awaits you?
• You will get stronger, you will prevent a load on your vertebrae,
• You will stretch your body,
• You will gain the ability to focus,
• It will enable you to act harmoniously by gaining coordination of the body,
• Your athletic abilities will develop.
SWIMMING CLUB (5th, 6th and 7th Classes)
Why this club?
• While swimming, all the muscles in the body are activated and work actively at all times,
• At the same time, both your arm, leg and abdominal muscles are strengthened,
• You maintain your health, fitness and agility,
• Since you apply force against the resistance of the water, you will spend more calories and get your body in shape,
• You learn to swim with rules and swimming styles with comfortable and aesthetic movements in the water.

What awaits you?
• Swimming will increase your bone mass,
• It will increase your lung capacity,
• It will help to reduce the stress level,
• You will gain physical flexibility,
• You will increase the clean blood flow of your body and you will have a healthier blood circulation.

2. COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKS

Turkish society has a social state understanding in terms of historical values and cultural phenomena. Traits such as acting together, establishing a family, developing friendships, benevolence, compassion and conscience, always remembering our elders, who are part of our ancestors' culture, and protecting our young ones, are the universal values of Turkish society.

One of the most important missions of TED Schools is to make social assistance sustainable before the individual or society. Every student who receives education in our school takes part in a community service activity. The basis of this understanding lies in the fact that TED Schools are a Non-Governmental Organization.

TED Çorlu College aims to carry out various activities with its students in line with the needs of the environment. These activities are based on social assistance, visits to nursing homes, library supports, shelters for stray animals and similar activities that will be shaped by the guidance of our students.


3. WORKSHOPS

In our school, all kinds of activities that will reveal and develop the talents of our students are supported, and our students are provided with the opportunity to develop themselves in these fields and exhibit their products by participating in theater, poetry, painting, sculpture, ceramics, dance, music and folk dance activities.

VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOP

Painting courses are held in our workshop where students can express their imaginations creatively. In our workshop, there are special drawing tables for students, wire paper drying racks, boats for marbling materials and necessary tools, easels and all kinds of painting materials.

KITCHEN WORKSHOP

Our club activities, which enable our students to get to know the culinary culture of various countries and offer the opportunity to practice the dishes of these cultures, are held in our kitchen workshop. Our students have the opportunity to gain a different experience in the pleasant world of the kitchen while preparing great tastes with the auxiliary equipment in the kitchen workshop.

CERAMIC WORKSHOP

Ceramics and sculpture courses are held in our workshop, which aims to bring the three-dimensional creative powers of the students to the fore and offers opportunities to create from different techniques and materials in line with their individual characteristics and abilities. There is a ceramic kiln, all kinds of ceramic utensils and exhibition bases in the workshop.

MODERN DANCE WORKSHOP

While our students see the stage culture in practice, they also perform all the preparations and performances before the show. In this workshop, our courses are held under the supervision of our modern dance and folk dance teachers who work professionally in their fields.

ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS WORKSHOP

In our robotics and mechatronics workshops, our students are starting to learn the engineering courses of the future by learning primarily robotics, mechanics, electronics and software. In addition to these, we organize courses that will enable our students to follow the fields such as science, technology, art and engineering closely, open their horizons and experience them in this direction. In our robotics and mechatronics workshop, we prepare our students for the technological world of the future by simulating the technologies of the future with more than 55,000 lego classic, lego mechanical and lego robotic parts, programmable drones, mBot and various robotic sets, 3D printers and 3D pens for each student.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS

Our educational philosophy, which supports the artistic development of our students, also prepares our students for life as social, artistic, self-confident, creative and productive individuals with problem-solving skills. In this context, themes such as art and social activities are applied by associating them with the curriculum. In our music workshops, educational programs that enable the development of artistic skills of our students are implemented with a modern education environment with the latest technology.

CHESS

With chess education, our students learn the rules of chess and the movements of the figures. Our students develop their ability to solve problems, make logical decisions, and act in a planned manner by using their time carefully. Taking advantage of the appeal of the chess theme in the eyes of children, the education that starts with the understanding of the game ensures the development of our children's chess knowledge and game abilities over time. Children's love of chess at school forms the basis of chess culture and education. There are 12 chess tables, 2 chess training boards, 1 smart board, 12 digital DGT 2010 chess clocks in our chess workshop.

FITNESS

In our fitness room, we have all the fitness equipment that will enable our students to have a flexible, fit and fit body, in short, to have a healthy life as well as their academic success. Our goal is to raise successful and at the same time healthy individuals.

SPINNING

In our spinning room, we have everything that we can do pleasant cardio training with or without loud and rhythmic music, usually as a group, within systematically progressive training programs.

VISUAL MEDIA (GREEN SCREEN)

There is a visual media workshop for "green screen", a cinema technique, so that students can do activities that require dialogue or animation. In this workshop, it is aimed that our students gain an important skill such as video editing after video shooting. In addition, the activities improve teamwork among students and contribute to the creative aspects of students such as script writing and animation. In our projects, cameras, lights, tablets and the "green screen" program are used and the shootings are carried out in the visual media workshop. This technique, which can be used in almost every subject, appeals to all age groups.


4. WINTER SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

The well-equipped physical structure and strong staff of TED Çorlu College, which allow to its living 24/7, also allow our children to develop on the subjects they are interested in at the weekend. Detailed information about the Winter School, which supports the cultural, artistic, social and sportive development of our children, can be found at https://www.tedcorlu.k12.tr/en/kis-okulu/


5. SUMMER SCHOOL

Summer school programs to be developed in the summer of 2022 will be determined later in the academic year.

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